to manage something successfully; to be successful
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
on bad terms; at loggerheads
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to quit one's job; to resign
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
going to the United States
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
development; exploitation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to become possible; to become able to (do)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
after a long time; for the first time in a while
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other